COVID cases in Stanislaus schools drop in early February. ‘Drastic reduction’ in Modesto
As COVID-19 cases drop in Stanislaus County, schools have reported fewer cases among students and staff.
Last week, Stanislaus County schools reported 1,773 cases to local public health officials, down from 2,636 the week ending Jan. 29.
The Health Services Agency noted 207 active outbreaks and 1,334 cases in isolation on Wednesday, according to its COVID-19 data dashboard. An outbreak refers to three or more cases connected to one exposure, the agency says.
County public health officer Dr. Julie Vaishampayan said the omicron surge peaked in mid-January and transmission has been coming down.
Modesto City Schools Superintendent Sara Noguchi said school officials are seeing a “drastic reduction” of COVID-19 cases among students and staff. “We’re very optimistic,” she said in a school board meeting Monday.
From Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, the district recorded 366 COVID-19 cases among students and 39 among staff. The week prior, or Jan. 22-28, the district documented about 800 student cases and about 70 staff cases, its COVID-19 dashboard shows.
Turlock Unified School District confirmed 160 student cases and about 40 staff cases from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, according to its data dashboard. The week prior, the district saw 290 student cases and 43 staff cases, the dashboard shows.
